Deborah Kraidman, LMFT

Deborah Kraidman approaches counseling as a collaborative journey of self-exploration, using therapy to help clients build self-understanding and awareness. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), she brings skills developed through education and clinical experience to support personal growth while respecting that she is not the expert in any client’s life. She listens carefully to learn who each person is and encourages clients to make their own decisions, allowing them to guide sessions so deeper issues can be addressed when they are ready and everyday struggles that contribute to anxiety and depression can be tackled.

She centers conversations and relationships in sessions through talk therapy, reviewing presenting concerns, past therapy experiences, and clients’ goals to determine the most appropriate framework. In her work, approaches such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), solution-focused therapy (SFT), and motivational interviewing have been useful for different clients and situations.

Throughout treatment she remains empathetic, supportive, and validating, acknowledging progress and working with clients to meet both small and larger objectives. Her philosophy emphasizes teaching each person that they are worthy of unconditional acceptance, regardless of anything that might lead them to believe otherwise.